FTB: re-living Jason Spezza’s hat trick
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TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 4: Jason Spezza #19 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates his third goal of the night against the Vancouver Canucks with teammates John Tavares #91, Justin Holl #3 and William Nylander #88 during the third period at the Scotiabank Arena on February 4, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Thursday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks was a great night for Leafs centres. Captain John Tavares scored, Auston Matthews scored (twice!), and the best of them all Jason Spezza score (thrice!). That’s right, the 18-year veteran, who has more NHL years under his belt than Tavares, Matthews, and Nick Robertson combined (!) put up a three-spot in the Leafs 7-3 win over Vancouver.
By Holger Stolzenberg | Last updated 1/3/21
While no contract has been signed yet, Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning told Sportsnet’s Iain MacIntyre that the team is working to extend head coach Travis Green to a new contract, keeping him in the fold. Benning said during a press conference Sunday as the Canucks opened training camp:
“Travis has done an excellent job coaching this group of players. I think, from a development standpoint, our young players have continued to get better under him every year. We think he’s the right fit for this group and our group moving forward. We want to kind of take a look at the financial landscape of the whole business here as we keep moving forward, but our intention is to sign Travis to an extension so he’s part of our group here moving forward.”